This indenture made
this twenty-ninth day of February in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven. Between Thomas Christmas
of the one part of the County of Bute and John Davis of the same
County of the other. Witnesseth that the said Thomas Christmas for
and in consideration of the sum of seventy-five pounds Virginia
money to me in hand before the sealing and delivering hereof have
bargained, sold, made over unto the said John Davis a certain tract
or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the county of Bute and
beginning on the Purchase Patton Road and corner line at the corner
of John Davis' land then along a line of marked trees to Tanner's
line to a corner white oak thence along Tanner's line to the
Purchase Patton Road to a corner black jack thence down the said
road to the beginning for two acres more or less with the reversion
and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits
thereunto belonging to every part thereof unto the said John Davis
his heirs and assigns forever. To have and to hold the said tract or
parcel of land with the appurtenances thereunto belonging to the
only proper use and behoove of him the said John Davis his heirs and
assigns forever and the said Thomas Christmas doth for himself, his
heirs and assigns covenant, promise and agree to and with the said
Davis that the premises aforesaid are free and clear of all manner
of encumbrances and that the said Davis his heirs and etc. May for
and notwithstanding any act or thing committed, done or suffered
shall and lawfully may and ever hereafter have, hold, use, occupy
and enjoy the same. In witness whereupon I have unto set my hand and
fixed my seal the day and year first written.
Thomas Christmas {seal}
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of us Joseph Duke and
W. Kellow
Bute County August Court 1777
Thomas Christmas acknowledged this deed to John Davis at motion the
same is ordered to be registered. He foregoing deed from Thomas
Christmas to John Davis having been proven in Bute Inferior Court of
Pleas and Quarterly Session and ordered to be registered the same is
registered this 28th day of October 1777.
By James Johnson P.R.